The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-03

bsfore you sell your sw1. this ev.sdoS
and you may drink your fill. Ian not
avsricious."
THAT you are not, said the man sim
ply. IAN armful Of grass isn't much. and
one can we'll afford to let you dispose
of such trife before selling ones
own." So the bargain was concluded.
and Selim made haste to collect his
bundle Of grass from each mans cut
ting, and deposit it in the road outside
the meadow. By-and-by up came the
long string Of horses; and as soon as
their dealers came in sight Of the first
haymaker they called out to him, Offer
ingto purchase load Of his grass to
feed their hungry animals.
with all my heart" said the hay
maker, "but just 60 on few steps
first. There is man in the road there
with little armful of grass. Buy that
and you can come back for nine"
The next haymaker gave the same
answer, so the horse dealers pushed
on quickly till they came to where
Selim was sitting beside his
two-hundred armfuls Of grass,
which made a hillock big enough
to feed the whole troop of horses; and
which he was able to sell for no less q
sum than thousand silver pennies.
l, Now, as he was going back to town
with all this money in his pocket, who
should he see but an old woman stand
ing on a steep bank staring at some-
thing while she clapped her hands with
| pleasure.
"Why, Goody," said Selim. "what
is it pleases you?" And the old woman
answered.:
''Look for yourself, honey. Do you
see those two big vessels making for
the shorep Those are the merchant
ships from the south which have been
so long expected, and by this evening
all our richest traders will have gone
down to the beach to bargain for the
cargoes. The captains won't get as
much as they think, for the merchants
beat them down; but others will make
huge fortunes, and even 1 may get a
silver penny for being the first to take
the news"
Huge fortunes!" said Selim to him.
self. "And why not for me as we'll as
others, if only knew how'' and he
was still thinking over the matter when,
lifting his eyes, he saw passing him q
magnificent carriage drawn by -four
horses, and driven by coachman and
two footmcn in gorgeous liveries of vel
vet and gold; while inside sat fourth
attendant holding ON his lap court
mantle and velvet cushion, on which
reposed costly ring.
Selim asked them where they wer,
going, and the men told him that thu
carriage belonged to wealthy noble
man who was coming up to town in ,
day or two, and had sent them on be
.. fore to have fresh gliding put to hi
carriage. fresh lining to his mantle
and new setting to his ring. On hear
ing this Selim told the men that If the,
!, would only drive him down to the shor
!! first, and let him have the loan of tn
I mantle and ring for couple of hours
he would pay them thousand silve
. pennies. At first the attendants hest
l tated, but the thought of the none,
tempted them; and when Selim pointe'
out that he could not possibly rob them
. seeing that they were four to one, the
consented, and did as he requested
Directly they arrived at the beach, Selir
!. sent of two of the attendants to sun
u mon the ships captains to speak wit
: him, and announced himself to them a
: wealthy merchant who was prepare
to buy up the whole Of their cargoe
g then and there for eight thousand gol
!. piastres. The captains declined, assul
u ing him that the cargoes were worth {
a least fifteen; on which Selim sal
y shrewdly:
IS THAT may be, but you know We
:. you would not get third of that,
u you had to bargain with number I
y us, and perhaps some Of your goot
1t would not be sold at all; SO you will d
e we'll to accept my offer while it is sti
@ open; and as guarantee of the pu
+ chase money see here my signet rim.
n which, before return to town l can d.
, posit with you."
"HCn tAC CopVoAhe oow VIC Aihi
which was ruby as big as q pigeon
y egg, and the grand coach and atten'
p ants. they thought they were not like
% to find any customers with more none
to spare than this lordly parsonage
r. the court mantle, SO they accepted b
"a terms without more ado; and thu
m when, an hour later. the real city me
't chants arrived all agog to buy up Il
rich cargoes, they found them alread
t. sold to a person none of them kne,
81 and he drove SO hard bargain wi
them (for it would have ruined the
IS credit to 60 back empty-handcd) tn
~ what he had bought for eight thousar
'e gold pia stres he managed to sell
Q them for thirty thousand, not q penn
;. less!
Behold poor Selim, then, now almo
lr the richest man in the whole PROVING
and, being . grateful fellow, the fiji
y use he made of his wealth was to se
to out the wise old councillor, and of
or him present of a thousand piastres
"a return for the axiom which had be-
10 the making of his fortune. But VIII
ut the aged man heard his story, al
le how wonderfully he had profit
III by his mothers advice, and those fl
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